Yale has been in the news a lot lately, beginning with an awful fraternity party that advertised their party as a "white girls only party." Now, it seem that Yale students are pretty angry at one of their staff members.

It began with an email: Intercultural Affairs Council sent an email to all students requesting they be thoughtful on the cultural implications of their choice of costume.

Simple. Not Harmful.

Then another email: Erika Christakis (who is an associate master at the university’s Silliman College) wrote...

Nicholas Christakis (her husband and master at the college) added his thoughts: “if you don’t like a costume someone is wearing, look away, or tell them you are offended.”

Ericka ended...

"Is there no room anymore for a child or young person to be a little bit obnoxious… a little bit inappropriate or provocative or, yes, offensive?”

This caused a lot of harm.

A lot of backlash, essentially sending the same message. "That is not conducive to a safe educational environment."

Then, when the master refused to apologize, students demanded one thing - an apology.

"As your position as master it is your job to create a place of comfort and home. You have not done that."

Another student just wanted to hear from the master, "I hear you, I hear that you are hurting. And I'm sorry I caused you to have a pain."

In response, the students wrote an open letter to the showing their thoughts:

In your email, you ask students to “look away” if costumes are offensive, as if the degradation of our cultures and people, and the violence that grows out of it is something that we can ignore. We were told to meet the offensive parties head on, without suggesting any modes or means to facilitate these discussions to promote understanding. Giving “room” for students to be “obnoxious” or “offensive”, as you suggest, is only inviting ridicule and violence onto ourselves and our communities, and ultimately comes at the expense of room in which marginalized students can feel safe.

Over 1,000 people have signed this open letter. This includes parents, family, alumni, etc.

And finally, the master apologized...

“I mean it just broke my heart,” Christakis said. “I thought that I had some credibility with you, you know? I care so much about the same issues you care about. I’ve spent my life taking care of these issues of injustice, of poverty, of racism. I have the same beliefs that you do … I’m genuinely sorry, and to have disappointed you. I’ve disappointed myself.”

What are your thought on this issue? Were the students warranted in their anger? And did they get the apology they deserve?

Or did the master of Yale have a point? Did he really need to apologize?

Totally! And if he wanted to create an environment of discussion he really needed to be a lot more open and understanding! @ChosenKnight
I think I actually really agree with one of the things a student said...his job is not to stir up trouble and debate. His job is to create a safe and loving environment for students. And I don't know if he did the best job at that...

I know in one of the videos he just talks way too much about how he feels like he's being attack, which I get, but he could've just stopped playing the victim when he demanded he wouldn't apologize @ChosenKnight